Challenger-class cruiser
Early 20th-century British naval ship class / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Challenger-class cruisers were a pair of second-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. One ship, HMS Encounter, was later transferred to the Royal Australian Navy.
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HMS Challenger | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Challenger |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Highflyer class |
Succeeded by | Topaze class |
Built | 1900–1905 |
In commission | 1904–1929 |
Completed | 2 |
Scrapped | 2 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Type | Protected cruiser |
Displacement | 5,880 long tons (5,970 t) |
Length | 355 ft (108.2 m) (p/p) |
Beam | 56 ft (17.1 m) |
Draught | 21 ft 3 in (6.5 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 21 knots (38.9 km/h; 24.2 mph) |
Complement | 490 |
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